The FBI is concerned about online scammers targeting women over 50 on dating sites. The FBI says one person has lost more than $1 million at the hands of a scammer.

The FBI is concerned about online scammers targeting women over 50 on dating sites. The FBI says one person has lost more than $1 million at the hands of a scammer.

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Updated: 10:59 AM CST Feb 15, 2016

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WEBVTT JESSICA: WELCOME BACK. TONIGHT, A WARNING TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR LOVE ONLINE. BE WARY OF DATING SCAMS. CRIMINALS HAVE HIT THE DATING SITES SO BADLY, THAT THE FBI ASKED KOCO'S PAUL FOLGER TO SHARE THIS WARNING YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON 5. PAUL: IF YOU'RE SINGLE, CHANCES ARE YOU'VE CHECKED OUT ONLINE DATING. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SEE WHO'S OUT THERE WANTING LOVE. BUT LURKING ON SOME OF THESE SITES ARE SCAMMERS WITH FA PROFILES, AND THEY WILL HIT A COUPLE HUNDRED POTENTIAL DATES AT ONCE, SAYS TERRY WEBBER, WITH THE FBI. >> TYPICALLY THEY GET A HANDFUL OF RESPONSES BACK. PAUL: THESE SCAMMERS WILL CONNECT WITH THEM AND START THE ONLINE RELATIONSHIP, THE BIG TARGET. >> AVERAGE AGE IS 50 OR OLDE , EITHE SINGLE WHETHER IT IS THROUGH DIVORCE OR WIDOWED. PAUL: 80% ARE WOMEN SAYS WEBBER. HE SAYS THE SCAMMER RESEARCHES THE VICTIM AND PULLS ON THEIR HEART STRINGS AND TALKS THEM INTO MONEY, A LOT OF MONEY. >> THE AVERAGE LOSS IS $80,000 TO $100,000. PAUL: THE FBI SAYS MANY TIMES THAT'S THE PERSONS RETIREMENT NEST EGG, AND IT'S HAPPENED HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, A MAJOR LOSS >> ONE VICTIM IS OVER $1 MILLION IN LOSS. PAUL $1 MILLION, I KNOW THAT SEEMS UNREAL, BUT THE FBI SAYS THESE FOLKS ARE SO SKILLED THAT IT'S EASY TO FALL FOR THE TRAP, SO BE WARY. ONE OF THE BIG CLUES, WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY. >> ALWAYS IT'S A COUNTRY THE U.S. DOESN'T HAVE A STRON LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH. PAUL: BOTTOM LINE, THAT MEANS THE MONEY IS HARD TO TRACE AND IT'S LIKEY THE LONELY LOOKING FOR LOVE WON'T GET LOVE OR MONEY IN RETURNED. >> ESSENTIALLY, ONCE THE MONEY IS WIRED THE MONEY IS GONE. PAUL: PAUL FOLGER, KOCO 5 NEWS. JESSICA: THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY. THE FBI SAYS YOU MUST BE VIGILANT. NEVER GIVE SOMEONE MONEY

Online scammers targeting people over 50 on dating sites

The FBI is concerned about online scammers targeting women over 50 on dating sites. The FBI says one person has lost more than $1 million at the hands of a scammer.